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Chapter 618: Chapter 623 Encountering Trouble_1
One of them said sympathetically, "They’re definitely not coming back this time, such misfortune!"
"We’d better pity ourselves though, freezing to death out here and still having to stand guard at the door, sigh, not even a drop of warm wine to drink!"
"Isn’t that easy to solve? They only left two people to watch the horses and the carriage. We could take it and exchange it for silver, and we wouldn’t have to do this arduous job in the village anymore!"
There must have been over twenty horses; each person could get hundreds of taels of silver.
With this amount of silver, they would have enough to leave the mountain, build houses, buy land, and get themselves wives.
They all dreamt of living a normal life; otherwise, they would be too ashamed to meet their ancestors even in death!
"So, shall we do it now?"
After making up their minds, the two approached the men guarding the carriage.
"Brother, it’s so cold, do you have any wine?"
The two guards exchanged a glance, and one of them said, "In the carriage, some fine ’Daughter’s Red’."
"If it’s really good wine, we’ll spare your lives."
The Mountain Bandits doubted nothing and headed towards the carriage.
But as soon as they entered the carriage, their vision darkened, and they knew no more.
The two guards went into the carriage afterward, changed into the Mountain Bandits’ clothes and took their places at the door.
In fact, Xuan Eagle Mountain Village was just a motley crowd.
Apart from their skill in training eagles, they had nothing else to show for.
At this time, the people who had entered Black Wind Valley had already run into trouble.
Because of Xuan San’s orders, there were about a dozen Eagles circling in the sky above Black Wind Valley, each ravenous and, seeing food entering their territory, they immediately launched a frenzied attack.
To them, this was a feast!
Everyone was mentally prepared beforehand, but seeing so many Eagles all of a sudden, they couldn’t help but feel frightened.
"Everyone, don’t panic, we have a secret weapon. Even if ten times more Eagles come, we have ways to deal with them!"
Qin Longyun An consoled his guards; at such a time, if their morale crumbled, they were certain to lose.
Lord Qin, after all, was a scholar; although he was unafraid in the face of danger, his voice was much quieter.
"Our weapons will definitely kill these beasts. Those unarmed should cover for those with weapons. Aim to shoot them down with a single arrow."
The leader of the guards shouted instructions.
The arrows were limited in number, and if they weren’t careful, they might not last until they walked out of Xuan Eagle Mountain Village.
That morning, Wind Liyang had sent over six sets of Sleeve Arrows, already distributed to those who were more accurate in shooting.
At this moment, everyone revealed their Sleeve Arrows, waiting for the right moment to shoot at the Eagles diving down constantly.
The arrows were poisoned; just a scratch from the arrowhead on an Eagle’s skin would lead to instant death from the poison, and soon, three Eagles fell from the sky.
They would be dead from the fall even if the poison hadn’t killed them.
"Quick, go and report to Third Master!"
"I’m not good with words; if I anger Third Master, we’re all done for. You speak better, you should go."
"Don’t you know that Third Master hates beating around the bush the most? You’re asking me to go as if you want me dead."
Both of them pushed the responsibility back and forth, neither willing to make the report.
While they argued, another medium-sized Eagle had fallen, and daring not delay any longer, they both ran into Xuan San’s resting room in Black Wind Valley.
"Third Master, something bad happened, several of our Eagles have been shot down!"
"How could that be?"
Xuan Qing simply couldn’t believe it. He had dispatched eighteen Eagles, their power formidable. How could several have been brought down?
The other hurriedly nodded, "It’s true, they have a new weapon that doesn’t need to draw a bow to shoot arrows, and the arrows are poisoned. Once shot, they die instantly."
